F5.5G Leap-forward Development of Broadband in Africa The Africa Broadband Forum 2024 (BBAF 2024) was successfully held in Cape Town, South Africa recently, under…
Exclusive: Major int’l VC stealthily buying into SA eCommerce sites
A major US$3.5-billion New York-based hedge fund headed by investor Lee Fixel has been quietly buying up some major eCommerce properties in South Africa…
Tencent, Qihoo need to ‘strengthen professional ethics’: Chinese govt
Two of China’s leading internet companies, Tencent and Qihoo, have been forced by the Chinese authorities to issue public apologies over a nasty spat…
Mail.ru soars on London stock debut
Shares in Russian Internet company Mail.ru, an investor in social networking site Facebook, surged on their London debut on Friday. Shares in the largest…
Africa’s tech explosion promises economic growth
Ask web entrepreneur Stefan Magdalinski why he moved from London to Cape Town two years ago, and he points to a map that illustrates…
